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Ike Jutkowitz
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My Locale

Central Michigan

About Me

Grew up in the Adirondacks, with my first backpacking experiences on the Northville-Placid Trail. Avid fly fisherman and runner, occasional rock climber and mountain biker. Now living in Michigan which has put a damper on vertical endeavors.

All Forum Posts by Ike Jutkowitz

DamartI used Damart for years and still own a bunch of tops and bottoms. My wife uses the ones that accidentally got thrown in the dryer- They immediately shrink to comically small sizes. I don't use...

Re: creeping weightLike Nick, I still use the same gear but have a hard time getting into conversations about it. These days, I'm mostly interested in seeing what people are up to- cool places or ways to interact...

Re: this is about usI'll paraphrase this article in the words of p mags, "Hike my hike, damnit"
This author puts up the usual straw argument of how uncomfortable UL hiking is, and how it's proponent...